The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-05-18


Busy People.
Orange.
james Dunbar, of Orange, is in Jail for ten
days for trying to kiss the fat girl at Robbins
circus. Dunbar was so smitten with the girls
blue eyes and bewitching smile that he said
| he was going to climb on the platform and
kiss her. She screamed big, fat scream
| and an officer was summoned. James made
a hard fight, but was finally captured and
sentenced. The fat girl has been very ner-
yous ever since
The Paterson iron works were destroyed by
! fire and 800 men were thrown out of work.
The buildings and machinery were valued at
$500, 900 and were insured for SIS, 900.
Red Bank.
John Bailey, wholesale tobacconist OF this
place, went to the city few days ago to buy
| a horse. He found sales stable with beau
tiful black horse, which the proprietor Of the
stable said had been left on sale by lady
who was going to Europe for the summer
Mr.. Bailey admired the animal, but the price
| was $500, which was more than he felt able
to pay. A seedy looking individual followed
him out of the stable, and explained that
| he was livery stable man and wanted the
horse, but could not buy it on account Of his
business He offered to give Mr.. Bailey s25
| IL he would make the purchase and bring the
animal to him at his address up town. Mr.
| Bailey returned to the stables and finally
prevailed upon the man to sell at s25t, all
the money Bailey had with him. Then he
| took the horse up town, but was unable to
| find the man who had commissioned him to
buy. The horse was brought to Red Bank
and was found to be absolutely worthless.
New Brunswick.
Delta Phi, the oldest and wealthiest of the
seven secret societies represented at Rutgers
| College, win erect a large and handsome
charter house on Blocker place, opposite the
college. Tho building will be of pressed
brick, will cost $13, 900, and the corner stone
win be laid during the commencement sea-
son. Ground is to be broken for the founda-
tons at once.
The Anderson Lumber company Of this
city has been incorporated to carry ON BUSH
ness with capital of $75, 900, &c. 600 of which
Is paid in. Elias Stanton, of Honesdale, Pa. I;
Benjamin B. Aycrigg, 8. s. zebriskie, Will
| liam g. Anderson, Rebecca Anderson and
Kate G. Anderson are the incorporators
The excise board has passed the ordinance
which makes the license fee $500 and binds
each saloon keeper to give a bond In $500 to
keep the law
Burlington.
The presbytery of Monmouth met in the
| Presbyterian church here Thursday night
aud ordained Rev. @. N. Makely, of Albany,
as pastor.
Newark.
| The master stoneeutters have made a tenn
porary compromise with their striking hands
| which will enable all to resume work. II
| yields within one cent Of the mems demand
and the eight hours for a days work Is
| granted. The new rate per hour is forty-six
cents. The men are at work.
Charles II. Price, aged 90 years, left his
| boarding house two weeks ago TO attend a
short hand school and has not been seen or
heard from since. His accounts as treasurer
Of Eureka lodge of Odd Fellows have been In
vestigated, and the balance In bank found to
be very small.
Jersey City.
A movement has been started In this city
| for the celebration of tho centennial Of the
ratification Of the federal constitution by this
state, which took place ON December 49, 17S7
Mount Holly.
| Miss Annie Sever, the young girl of this
place who became infatuated with William
| H. Sutton, negro barber, and finally left
her home to share his fortunes, was discovered
Saturday near Rancocas, whore she had taken
board with a respectable family.
Camden.
A slight fire destroyed dress belonging To
the wife Of J. 4. Thompson which contained
$275, portion Of a legacy.
The 15-year-old daughter of William Cole,
of this place, has disappeared, together with
sl5 belonging to her parents, and 1t Is sup
| posed that she has gone off with Barnum's
| circus, as O letter was found In her room from
the manager Of the show offering her stu
alton at $40 per week.
| Union Hill.
| A number Of boys in this place werc teas
| ing an old farmer, John Rubinstein by name,
when he seized club and gave them chase.
| He overlook James Smith, 4-year-old
boy, and dealt him blow over tho head.
| The boy was taken unconscious to the home
of HIS parents, at No. "a Union avenue, and
Is now lying at the point Of death from a
| fractured skull
| Lizzie Connors, aged is, Il this town,
| jumped for q Weehawken ferryboat Thurs
day afternoon inst as the boat had started
from the slip. She fell short, dropped into
| the river and was drowned.
Brigantinc.
| A charter has been granted for a railroad
| between this town and Atlantic City, q mile
age rate Of $4,000 having been deposited
with the secretary Of state
| Communipaw.
| The body Of Frank Bernard, another of the
| men who went out In q sail boat from here on
| April II, was found In the water at Caven
| Point
Keyport.
| The schooner Mary Emma, Capt. John
| Raynor, Of this town, was seized by United
| States Marshal Taylor for debt OF 81 ,000
due Capt. Hilar and others.
| Northport.
| Thursday morning Fleet Bunce's daugh er
Loretta, Of this place, aged 20 years took q
dose Of laudanunn, which caused death In q
few minutes She had been III for some time
with consumption and nervous trouble.
Long Branch.
The Monmouth grand jury has indicted
| Warren Leland and Ferdinand Cranmer
proprietors Of the Ocean Pier hotel, at Long
Branch, for selling beer ON Sundays last
| summer
Railway Is again considering It's big bond
debt, and prominent citizens have come for
ward to devise means Of relief.
| Atlantic city.
| Atlantic county Is out Of debt and has &c.
| 900 In the treasury. Tho county pays 50 a weei
| TO tho sheriff to board prisoners Burlington
county allows twenty-five cents day for tn
board Of tramps.
William Meany, who was released from
state prison last October, and at once wen